Intuition & Animal Communication
Some horses are just naturally spooky, reacting to their environment with anxiety and jumpiness. Others, due to past experiences, have developed a wariness and fearful reaction when they encounter a trigger which switches the brain from the frontal lobe to the back which is flight or fight.
These helpful acupoints are very effective in soothing, calming and relaxing our horse friends.
Horses do experience grief. When one of their herd members die, they mourn for them. They understand that death is a natural reality of living, and often celebrate their fellow horse’s passing. At the same time, physically and mentally they do miss the lost member, experiencing emotions of sadness and loss, which can make them stiff, moody, lethargic, solitary, unaffectionate, and sometimes, depressed. The horses themselves suggested these acupressure points to help them to relax naturally and recover from the loss of a loved one. Acupressure has been around for over 3,000 years. It is a natural and easy tool to use with horses. All you have to do, is apply some pressure, using your thumb, 3rd finger, knuckles or palms on a point which is mapped out below. Press on these points letting the horse guide you, if the horse leans in, continue as long as you like. If you feel like briskly rubbing in the area surrounding the point, do so. This will improve circulation and cheers the horse up. If the horse moves away, continue on to another point. Do a few when you are spending time with your horse. Humming and singing, while you do the points, also has a cheering affect. The horses would appreciate this immensely and thank you, now, in advance!
Today, the horses are requesting that I post this article from www.animalacupressure.com on preventing and treating colic. It is an excellent article and the site itself is full of beneficial information on acupressure and articles on specific uses. I highly recommend it!
So here is the link to the article
Acupressure helps you take action against colic
A lot of my lovely canine friends who travel in vehicles have requested that I post this link. It is an excellent article on preventing nausea. In my practise, I have used these points on dogs in cars who are experiencing motion sickness, on pregnant dogs who are queasy and in the airport on a dog who had just flown for 22 hours. This site, www.animalacupressure. is also super helpful in all things to do with acupressure! The dogs and horses highly recommend it! They love acupressure as it is preventative, which in the case of vomiting is highly beneficial. What I love most about acupressure is that anyone can do it, anywhere, at anytime! It gives us an immediate tool to assist our animal friends. Acupressure also considers the whole, incorporating mental, emotional, physical and spiritual into the equation of healing. It has been around for over 3,000 years, therefore it works!
Here is the link…
“We’re going to be on TV!”
This is my friend, Toby James. When I first met Toby in 2007, he wanted me to tell his owners that he was a performing horse. That he was going to be famous and be on TV! He was soooooo sure of himself, that he wanted his owners to research agents for performing animals on the internet. I passed on the information with some amusement and a bit of a shake of my head.
Privately, he suggested that I buy a red turtleneck, some lipstick, go get my hair cut and shape my eyebrows because we were going to be on TV! Every time I saw Tobs, he would say ” your hair isn’t cut yet, did you get the lipstick? The turtleneck? We’re going to be on TV! You HAVE to be ready and look your best.” He was so insistent, that I actually did buy the items and got my hair cut and shaped my eyebrows.
Then, 3 weeks later, there we stood, Toby and I, in front of the Breakfast Television cameras. I was very glad that I had done everything he had suggested! My very favourite moment was when I was telling the interviewer Toby’s story, pointing out him posing and adjusting his best side for the camera, I caught Toby’s eye and with great excitement and glee he said “We ARE on TV! We’re on TV!” Since then, Toby has appeared on TV several times!
It’s been a few years now since I’ve seen Toby, but funnily enough in the past few weeks I’ve been hearing his voice. He’s urging me to get ready, because I’m going to be on TV again… His lovely recommendations to prepare this time are to laugh a lot, smile, stretch and drink lots of water, so that I look my very best! Will keep y’all posted on the air date! In the meantime here we are on Breakfast TV!
September/October 2010
These exercises and acupoints are designed to calm the spirit, quiet the mind and relax our bodies. Do them anytime you are experiencing stress, panic, fear or anxiety.
Exercise One- Do the flower picking breath. Imagine a field of flowers in front of you. Gently pluck a flower with one hand, put it up to your nose, innnnn-hale the smell deeply and exxxx-hale the sound aaaaaaah. Do it again…we always do a minimum of three…Pluck the flower…put it up to your nose…Innnn-hale deeply and exxxxx-hale aaaaaaah. Now one more time….Innn-hale and exxxxx-hale aaaaaaaah. Remember to do this throughout the day. It relaxes our whole body, calms our spirit and clears the mind.
Exercise Two- Repeat this little mantra to yourself as often as possible. It tranquilizes the mind and relieves mental distress. “I now allow all outer and inner sounds to focus my attention and awareness on my job, and my job is to relax, breath and enjoy myself.”
The peace of mind acupressure points.
Acupressure is an ancient healing art developed in Asia over 3,000 years ago, using the fingers to press key points on the surface of the skin to stimulate the body’s natural self-curative abilities. When these points are pressed, they release muscular tension, and promote the circulation of blood and the body’s life force energy (Qi or chi) to promote health and healing. Using the same points as Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine, Acupressure applies a comfortable range of pressure from gentle to firm. Acupressure is safe, non-toxic and definitely habit forming… And the horses highly recommend it!
To perform acupressure, place the ball of your thumb or middle finger on the acupressure point. Gently apply direct pressure to the point while exhaling. Use prolonged pressure directly on the point; gradual, steady, penetrating pressure for approximately three minutes is ideal. Slowly release the point while inhaling and move on to the next point. Take some quiet time afterwards to restore, relax and resurface. If you’re on the move, massage a few points-even a quick application of pressure on whichever points you feel drawn to do, will have some benefit. Trust yourself, relax, breath deeply, go with the flow of energy and enjoy!
February, 2001, Nova Scotia, Canada.
It’s winter. Very cold, very icy, very snowy, with a frigid wind chill in the air. I have created a warm lair in a cozy warm basement and find myself watching travel programs as I plan an escape to warmer climates. One of my favourite shows in The Lonely Planet Guide. While, I visit interesting cultures and get glimpses of exotic views along with the host, I start to dream of being on Lonely Planet. ‘Here I am, stuck inside because of all this snow and this freezing weather, watching TV, doing my best to remain inspired…’ I mused to myself. ‘ Wouldn’t it be cool if there was a kid, somewhere stuck inside like me, who is lying on the couch, watching TV with his dog, craving something to amuse himself, something to make him curious and think about something interesting and new…Then he saw me on TV, talking to animals, thought maybe he could do it, tried it on his german shepard, and realized it was possible!’
Hong Kong, 2003
And then there I was filming an episode of Lonely Planet Six Degrees Series 2 Hong Kong. What an excellent experience, the crew was fantastic and although it didn’t make it onto the series, filming at Ocean Park with the dolphins was wonderful!
Today, the immune system is the topic of the day. Many of my horse friends are now finishing their competitive seasons. In this transition period of training into rest, they are requesting these acupressure points, to help boost their immune systems, to replenish and fortify their systems, which may have become depleted over the course of the summer due to frequent exposure to trailering, competitions and other horses who may have had contagious conditions. All of these acupressure points are beneficial in strengthening the immune system.
Acupressure is an ancient healing art developed in Asia over 3,000 years ago, using the fingers to press key points on the surface of the skin to stimulate the body’s natural self-curative abilities. When these points are pressed, they release muscular tension, and promote the circulation of blood and the body’s life force energy (Qi or chi) to promote health and healing. Using the same points as Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine, Acupressure applies a comfortable range of pressure from gentle to firm. Acupressure is safe, non-toxic and definitely habit forming… and the horses love it!
To perform acupressure, place the ball of your thumb or middle finger on the acupressure point. Gently apply direct pressure to the point while exhaling. Use prolonged pressure directly on the point; gradual, steady, penetrating pressure for approximately three minutes is ideal. Slowly release the point while inhaling and move on to the next point. Trust yourself, relax, breath deeply, go with the flow of energy and enjoy!
Acupressure is an ancient healing art developed in Asia over 3,000 years ago, using the fingers to press key points on the surface of the skin to stimulate the body’s natural self-curative abilities. When these points are pressed, they release muscular tension, and promote the circulation of blood and the body’s life force energy (Qi or chi) to promote health and healing. Using the same points as Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine, Acupressure applies a comfortable range of pressure from gentle to firm. Acupressure is safe, non-toxic and definitely habit forming… And dogs absolutely love it!
Be aware that there is no “right” location in acupressure. The exact location of equine, canine, feline and human acupressure points depend on the source. Acupressure drawings offer you a guide, not an exact map. Do your best and trust your intuition. To perform acupressure, place the ball of your thumb or middle finger on the acupressure point. Gently apply direct pressure to the point while exhaling. Use prolonged pressure directly on the point; gradual, steady, penetrating pressure for approximately three minutes is ideal. Slowly release the point while inhaling.
GV 14- Big Vertebra Location: On the midline of the back, where the neck vertebra meets the vertebra of the back. Lifting the head up and down, find the hinged place just in front of the “big” vertebra. Place your finger into the big hole there. Benefits: Supports immune system.
B 23- Sea of Vitality Location: On the middle of your dog’s side, locate the last rib, then go straight up to the spine. find the point in the indentation beside 2nd lumbar vertebra. Benefits: Fortifies the immune system as well as relieves lower back ache and fatigue.
LI 4- Joining the Valley Location: Inside the first toe, in the web between the dewclaw or where the dewclaw would be. Benefits: Improves immune system, relieves pain in face, foreleg and toothaches.
P6-Inner Gate Location: Find the sole pad behind the wrist on the front leg. Move up the leg to the depression between two tendons that run up the back of the leg. Benefits: Boosts immune system, relieves nausea, vomiting, balances internal organs and calms the spirit.
TW 5- Outer Gate Location: Run your hand down the outside of a front leg. The point is in the indention between the bones, about a sixth of the distance between the wrist and elbow. Benefits: Improves immune system, ear problems, nausea, vomiting, stiffness in head, shoulders and neck, regulates and relaxes entire body.
LI 11- Crooked Pond Location: Lift the foot, flex the elbow, and you’ll find a crease forms on the outside of the elbow. Feel for the depression at the end of the crease, just in front of the bony prominence. Benefits: Relieves immune system weaknesses, allergies, infections, constipation and fever.
CV 6- Sea of Energy Location: On the midline of the belly. Benefits: Boosts immune system, relieves lower back ache, fatigue, constipation, replenishes energy reservoirs.
Liv 3- Bigger Rushing Location: On the inside hind paw, above the innermost toe. Find a slight depression about a third of the way between the top inside toe and the bottom of the ankle joint. Use broad strokes on the side and front paw area. Benefits: Improves immune system, relieves headaches, eye and reproductive disorders, irritability and arthritis.
K 3- Bigger Stream Location: On the inside of the hind leg, just above the ankle in a large pocket. Benefits: Boosts immune system, relieves ear problems.
St 36- Three Mile Point Location: On the outside hind leg, just below the knee, in a clear depression in the middle of the muscle toward the front of the leg. Benefits: Boosts energy, strengthens the whole body, especially immune system, aids digestion and relieves fatigue.
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